| Literature DB >> 12945598 |
A M M Aguiar1, C O Enwonwu, F R Pires.
Abstract
Noma is a devastating oro-facial necrotic condition affecting debilitated subjects. Oral myiasis is an infectious disease caused by deposition of larval flies in oral wounds and lesions. Oro-facial noma-myiasis association has not been previously reported in the literature. The aim of this paper is to report a case of noma associated with myiasis in a 65-year-old Brazilian male.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12945598 DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-0825.2003.03942.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oral Dis ISSN: 1354-523X Impact factor: 3.511